Fonte: We’ve written our names in history

The Portugal centre-back was playing in League One a few years ago and look where he is now.

“I was playing in League One a few years ago, it defies description.

“This could be a Hollywod movie. We’ve written our names in history.

“This goes out to the whole nation, for the hardship we’ve been through and in 100 years we’ll look back on this.

“France are an amazing team. We lost our skipper who is the best player in the world but we believed to the end. Portugal has a shiny future.”

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23:40

Santos: I am very happy

Here’s Portugal boss Fernando Santos:

“I am very happy, of course. First of all I’d like to thank God for being with us, my wife, my mother, my grandson. My father wherever he is, he’s probably having a few beers.

“I’d like to give my thanks to Greece.

“Cristiano is an amazing example. Today he tried to remain on the pitch. He was very strong in the locker room, he helped all of the boys, that ‘s the definition of teamwork.

“We have a bright future but right now we need to celebrate.”

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23:38John Cross

John Cross on the Euro 2016 final

The script was not supposed to end like this. And it also had the most unlikely hero as a Swansea reject upstaged Cristiano Ronaldo as Portugal ruined the party in the Stade De France to win their first major trophy.

At the final whistle after 120 gruelling minutes, French players sunk to their knees as many were left in tears as the hosts suffered a devastating defeat to leave a nation heartbroken.

In contrast, Portugal celebrated wildly with Ronaldo leading the party even though it was supersub Eder who scored the extra time winner.

Deschamps: We had chances to score

“Even if we were a little bit tired as well, that’s not an excuse. We had chances to score, and the last one fell to ‘Dédé’ Gignac. It came down to tiny details, it was a close match.

“We had chances, as did the Portuguese, but unfortunately they scored. It’s a great disappointment for it to end now, with this final. We must not throw everything that we’ve done away, but we threw away a great chance to be European Champions - not the only one, but a great one.”

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23:30Jim Daly

Eder on what Cristiano told him

The match-winner told reporters after the game:

“Cristiano told me I would be scoring the winning goal. He and all my teammates.

“He gave me strength and positive energy. And that goal was really important. A lot of hard work went into it. We worked hard from the first minute and right from the beginning of the Euros. We were spectacular. The Portuguese people deserve this.”

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23:29Jim Daly

Griezmann: Football is cruel

“Football is cruel but it’s also magnificent. It allows us to experience wonderful times and sad times too. We gave everything tonight, we have no regrets and I’m proud of everyone.

“We were not as clinical as we were against Germany, we hit the post and the goalkeeper made saves. It is frustrating.

“Portugal are not only Ronaldo. They are very solid defensively and they scored without him.

“Later down the line I will be proud of winning the golden boot but for the moment I am very disappointed. I really wanted to win the trophy.”

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23:29Jim Daly

The moment Ronaldo had been waiting for

And this is the moment the Portugal captain - conveniently with the skipper’s arm band back on - lifted the Euro 2016 trophy.

The Real Madrid man has won pretty much every trophy at club level but that elusive international trophy had always got away from him.

Until tonight when his Portugal team managed to shock Euro 2016 hosts France to win the final in Paris in extra-time.

And Ronaldo didn’t feature for long, being forced off the pitch after just 24 minutes with a knee injury. But he put on a tracksuit top and morphed in assistant manager, barking out instructions from the touchline.

And then he got to do this...

23:22

Pepe: This is for Portuguese immigrants

“There was a lot of suffering, a very intense game.We fought very hard.

“We had to work very hard and be more humble than the other team, that’s the only way to win.

“We left it all out there, it’s the only way to win. We represented Portugal, a beautiful country of immigrants and we represent every one of them. This goes out to them.

“It was tough to lose our main man. The man who could at any moment score a goal.

“He could make the difference but we were warriors on the pitch. We said we would win it for him and we managed to do that.”

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23:19

The video below is the moment residents of Lisbon witnessed Eder’s match-winning, extra-time goal that went on to crown Portugal Euro 2016 champions.

This is looking really awkward now

The other side of the final

While Ronaldo is crying tears of joy the French team are crying tears of disappointment.

They really should have won tonight, especially after Ronaldo went off injured but it didn’t happen for them.

They hit the post and forced Rui Patricio into some brilliant saves. Behind Sissoko the Portugal keeper was the best player on the pitch tonight.

To lost it on home soil, in your capital city too is hard to take but that’s the way the cookie crumbles sometimes and this young France team will be back in two years, no doubt stronger.

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22:48Jim Daly

Or maybe not...

22:47Jim Daly

Ronaldo the cheerleader

Ronaldo became assistant manager to Portugal after going off injured and it’s fair to say he got involved.

He kicked every ball and was a team cheerleader, coming on at half time in extra time to gee his team-mates up.

He’s definitely a captain isn’t he?

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22:44Jim Daly

Meanwhile in Lisbon...

Absolute scenes in Terreiro do Paco square in Lisbon to that final whistle.

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22:40KEY EVENT

Portugal 1-0 France; 5 things we learned from Euro 2016

The underdogs had their day in the Euro 2016 final as Portugal overcame hosts France in Paris.

Fernando Santos’ side sneaked out of their group with three draws and rode their luck in Sunday’s final before snatching a victory in dramatic fashion in the second half of extra time.

Inside a buzzing Stade de France, their task was made all the more difficult when star man Cristiano Ronaldo was forced off in the first half, but Portugal dug deep to keep the hosts out despite huge pressure.

Raphael Guerreiro struck the post with a gorgeous free-kick in the additional 30 minutes but Swansea reject Eder was the hero for A Seleccao, rifling home to seal a memorable win against the odds.

And Eder celebrates with a tribute to his favourite snooker referee Alan Chamberlain.

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22:33Jim Daly

Ronaldo is in tears and the section of Portugal fans in the Stade de France are going absolutely crazy.

Pepe just thew up.

France players and fans are in tears too but for very different reasons.

And Portugal become the first ever team to win a major trophy despite only winning one game in 90 minutes in a tournament.

France, meanwhile, now know exactly how Portugal felt in 2004 losing unexpectedly on home soil, that’s got to hurt and they were probably the better team tonight but that’s football!

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22:32KEY EVENT

PORTUGAL ARE EURO 2016 CHAMPIONS!

AND THAT’S IT! PORTUGAL HAVE WON EURO 2016!

Twelve years after losing in their last appearance in a major final they have finally got their hands on a trophy.

And they did it it without Cristiano Ronaldo who was subbed off injure after 25 minutes.

It was not a classic at all but the winning goal from Eder in extra time was something special, smashing it in from 25 yards out.

Ronaldo finally gets an international trophy while the Stade de France is stunned.

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22:26Jim Daly

Cristiano Ronaldo is kicking every ball down on the sidelines (not literally) and now looks like Santos’ assistant manager in the technical area.

Remember when John Terry did that for Chelsea and basically coached the Blues from the bench after going off in a game?

That’s pretty much what Ronaldo is doing now but no-one in the Portugal camp cares. This will mean the world to him, especially after going off early in this game through injury.

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22:24Jim Daly

Guys I really did not see that coming, even though Portugal had started to look a bit more positive in the second half of extra time here.

And now France have to go for it, and they do. Piling everyone forward but it leaves massive gaps at the back which Nani very nearly exploits on the break but Eder’s pass is too heavy and France are off the hook.

Finally this game has something going for it now. Shame it’s taken 110 minutes for that to happen.

Also Martial was about to come on when they scored. This was his face. It was the face of the whole of France.

22:19Jim Daly

GOAL PORTUGAL!! EDER

PORTUGAL HAVE SCORED!

Eder has just absolutely hammered one in from outside the box.

I was NOT expecting that. No-one was but it’s a goal worthy of winning any final and finally a bit of class in this game.

Ronaldo is crying. Portugal fans are going crazy. French fans and players are stunned.

And this from a player that wasn’t good enough for Swansea! Only played 14 times and never scored for the Swans.

AND that’s his first ever competitive international goal. Incredible.

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22:18Jim Daly

CLANG!

PORTUGAL HIT THE BAR!

So, so unlucky. It’s left-back Guerriero with a free-kick and he curls it beautifully just outside the reach of Lloris but not of the bar and it comes crashing off the woodwork.

It would have been a brilliant goal which, to be honest, would have been out of keeping with the rest of this match so far.

Portugal have their tails up here.

22:13Jim Daly

Ronaldo sums up how we're all feeling watching this

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22:12Jim Daly

BIG save Lloris

This game could go on until next Sunday and still there wouldn’t be any goals.

Portugal just had another excellent chance to win this but Lloris kept out Eder’s header (ooh that rhymes) at point blank range from Quaresma’s corner.

To be fair it was at a nice height and straight at hime but still it’s a good reaction save.

I do feel a bit like both sides are just preparing for penalties now just to make my night as long as possible.

If we’re being totally honest this game has not been a classic.

And that’s half-time in extra time too.

22:05Jim Daly

So the first chance of extra time goes to Portugal but Pepe heads Quaresma’s free-kick just wide.

Lloris was scrambling to get there but he’s saved by the linesman’s flag who deems Pepe offside.

Meanwhile, Guerriero and Matuidi have both picked up yellows for separate incidents.

This game isn’t exactly flowing and that’s probably how Portugal like it.

To be fair it would be fitting if they won it on penalties having got to the final despite only winning ONE match in 90s minutes all tournament.